→ 1.5 crore LPG connections issued to BPL households under PM Ujjwala Yojana.

→ AIADMK appoints Sasikala as party‘s General Secretary.

→ Ana Ivanovic announces retirement from Tennis.

→ Anil Baijal to be appointed 21st Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.

→ Assam govt to set up separate dept for Act East policy.

→ Au Financiers gets final nod to start small finance bank operations.

→ Cabinet approves ordinance to make possession of old notes penal offence.

→ Centre approves Rs 266 crore investment for Delhi under AMRUT.

→ Centre releases Rs 250 cr for Lucknow Metro Rail project.

→ China launches 2 high resolution remote sensing satellites.

→ China operationalises world’s longest bullet train line.

→ Ex Madhya Pradesh CM Sunderlal Patwa passes away at 92.

→ Former IAS officer Anil Baijal to be next Delhi Lt Governor.

→ Govt launches Swachh Swasth Sarvatra initiative.

→ Haryana Government to set up country’s first Caterpillar Train.

→ India Signs Agreement with Bhutan for green and sustainable construction.

→ Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe seeks reconciliation with US at Pearl Harbour.

→ Karnataka State RTC launches bio-diesel buses.

→ Lakshmi Vilas Bank launches QIP to raise Rs 600 crore.

→ Maharashtra to create new ministry for welfare of VJNT OBCs and SBCs.

→ MobiKwik gets RBI nod to accept payments for utility, convenience bills.

→ Rajasthani litterateur Satya Narayan to be awarded Bihari Puraskar 2016 for his book ‘Yeh Ek Dunia‘.

→ Ratan P Watal Committee on Digital Payments submitted report to Government.

→ RBI extends loan repayment window to 90 days.

→ South Indian Bank has introduced a full-fledged NRI-focused mobile banking app.

→ SP Vaid appointed as new J & K police chief.

→ Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher passes away at 60.

→ Syrian war ‘cancer on a global scale‘: New UN chief.

→ Transformer of Modern Physics and Astronomy Vera Rubin Dies at 88.

→ Twitter partners with ICICI Bank for advanced customer care.